My Favorite Pink Floyd Albums

For a long time now, I've loved Pink Floyd, from the Syd Barrett era to the Waters era to the solo careers of each member, I have listened to nearly every Pink Floyd song. Because of this, I've decided to share this love with you guys in the form of my favorite albums from them.

An honorable mention to Relics, a collection of the Barrett-led singles and other greatest hits. Interstellar Overdrive a classic, dynamic piece of psychedelic rock, and I love how it was given a tip of the hat from the Doctor Strange movie. I digress, the songs go perfectly with a fridge full of a food, a few blunts, and a few friends.

5: Meddle
Honestly, Echoes makes this album. The entire B-side is an amazing mix of guitar, synth, drums, and bass and is a clear sign of the the band's break-through album.
However, the rest of Meddle is still a great album. My favorites on the A-side are Fearless, One of These Days, and San Tropez.
Interesting fact: Echoes and Phantom of the Opera's main theme share a similar progression. Both the same rhythm, note length, and 12/8 time, with only a difference of D minor and C minor key. The problem: Echoes was released 15 years earlier.

4: Animals
You better watch out!
Animals, on the surface, is a scathing criticism on society's classes. However, it features experimental guitar riffs (especially in Dogs) and various animal sound effects. It comes from when Roger Waters had practically full control of the band's direction and so features lyrical attacks on the mindless mobs (Sheep), the wealthy and political elite (Pigs), and the people who will do anything to become the latter (Dogs). Waters' dark themes mix well with the dark riffs of David Gilmour's guitar.
Interesting fact: Dogs can actually be heard in an early form from 1974 concerts, called "You've Got to be Crazy." https://youtu.be/iyjxDp_o-Ys

3: The Wall
This is often regarded as one of the greatest rock opera albums of all time, with two of the most iconic of Pink Floyd's songs. This show has not only had massive influence on future rock music, but also become the concert show to be. The album spawned a movie, a concert show, and even a single that remains oft mentioned on imgur. Because if you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!
Roger Waters, while he had created the original demo, would have likely created a trite message of political undertones without the musical genius of David Gilmour or the productional ingenuity of Bob Ezrin. With Waters' intellect and anger, Gilmour's guitar solos and feel, and Ezrin's creativity and imagining, the Wall has become the legendary achievement it is today.
Interesting fact: Waters' original demo featured, supposedly, "enough material for three albums." (Ezrin) However, multiple songs were cut out from the original demo, and even more had to be cut from the album only days before being sent in for mastery.

2: Dark Side of the Moon
Don't crucify me.
Please just hear me out.
Dark Side of the Moon is the most iconic album of Pink Floyd. Undeniably, their Magnum Opus. It is arguably one of the greatest rock albums of all time. With its themes of insanity, greed, war, and wasted time, this is truly the first cohesive concept album. It is the starting point for anyone who wants to get into Pink Floyd, as it is experimental yet developed. It has some political themes, but they are refreshing each time one listens. It has infinitely influenced and impacted all work that has come after it. Even to this day, the title of the seventh song on the album has been adapted as Roger Waters' newest tour, "Us + Them."
Interesting fact: the talking heard throughout the album, most prominently at the end of Money, was collected by asking philosophical questions to people in Abbey Road studios, including some of Paul McCartney's roadies.

1: Wish You Were Here
My absolute favorite album of all time. It's an album that is about loss. Pink Floyd's longest song bookends two songs that criticize the music industry as well as the titular song. I love Wish You Were Here, as the experimental Shine On You Crazy Diamond and the song Wish You Were Here are both songs with raw emotion, dedicated the Icarus of Pink Floyd: Syd Barrett. Waters grew up and became brother-like to Syd, and this can easily be heard in his performance of this album.
Interesting fact: if you're confused by the title of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, the gimmick can be easily spelled out like this: SoYcD, or SYD.
This is just my opinion. Who really cares what I think? You might not even like Pink Floyd, and that's fine to have the wrong opinion.
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